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Golfer Jake Knapp's girlfriend, Makena White, is dead at age 28

A friend of White's confirmed her death in a post on Instagram on Friday, Sept. 26

White is remembered for her "rare way of making you feel special" and her "huge heart"

PGA golfer Jake Knapp 's girlfriend, Makena White , has died at age 28, her friend announced on social media.

A post from a friend on White's Instagram account on Friday, Sept. 26 says, "Hi everyone - this is Makena’s friend, writing with the heaviest heart to share that Makena passed away earlier this week."

"She is already so deeply missed by her Dad, her family, her friends, and of course by Nelly and Fergie," the statement said, the latter referring to White's two dogs.

White was "one of a kind" and someone who "had this rare way

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